Series VI contains information regarding the Nativity Study carried out at the University of Pittsburgh between 1926 and 1930. This was an attempt by the University to gain a better understanding of the number of foreign-born and first-generation students and find better ways to meet their needs. Three other universities - the University of Buffalo, Yale University and the University of Chicago - also conducted similar studies. Included in the series are three bound volumes which make up the final report of the study. The study includes reports on students' home backgrounds and information on individual students who took part in the study. This information includes data on the students and their families, immigration status and academic performance. Data on psychological testing for five students is included, as are reports on immigration law as it applied to foreign students.

Access to the contents of this series requires a signed confidentiality agreement on behalf of the researcher.

Box 4

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University of Buffalo

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Write Up Material for Second Generation Student Study, University of Buffalo

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Write up material, Yale University

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University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

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Second Generation Students, Committee on, YWCA, 1929-30

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Write up material for second generation student study - General University Opinion